ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF
PSYCHOLOGY: Penn State Hazleton, a campus of The Pennsylvania State University, invites applications for an assistant professor of
psychology (tenure-track, 36 week
position) to begin August 2013.
Responsibilities: Teach three courses
each semester in B.A. and B.S. programs in psychology, including introductory courses, using traditional and hybrid delivery modes. Conduct research, publish in refereed
journals, and participate in service
activities. To learn more about the
campus and Penn State, visit http://
www.psu.edu/ur/cmpcoll.html.
Qualifications: Ph.D. in Psychology with a specialization in clinical psychology completed no later
than August 1, 2013. To learn more
about the position and how to apply,
visit http://www.psu.jobs/Search/
Opportunities.html; follow “
Faculty” link. An Affirmative Action/
Equal Opportunity Employer.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Executive
Director for Pennsylvania Psychological Association, a statewide non-profit association in Harrisburg, PA,
with 3,000 members. Through leadership and innovative management
the executive director works closely
with the member-driven board of directors and psychologists statewide.
Candidates must have knowledge of:
nonprofit management and governance principles, strategic planning,
leadership practices, government relations, membership recruitment,
fundraising, fiscal management, staff
management, strong oral and written
communication skills, and facilitating voluntary leadership. Preference
is given to candidates who have the
following: at least five years experience in nonprofit executive management, MBA or equivalent degree, CAE designation, and familiarity with the field of psychology or
health care. Salary commensurate
with background. Send resume along
with salary requirements to: PPA.
execsearch@gmail.com by October

31, 2012.

RHODE ISLAND

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST OR
NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST: Join the
staff of The NeuroDevelopment
Center, a thriving private assessment and treatment center in Providence, RI. We work with children
and adults with neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders
and offer traditional evidence-based
and innovative assessment and treatment modalities. We need an experienced, licensed psychologist or
neuropsychologist to provide evaluations, therapy, and school consultation. Experience with autism spectrum disorder is necessary. Experi-

SEMANTICS/PRAGMATICS—
BROWN UNIVERSITY: The Department of Cognitive, Linguistic
and Psychological Sciences is seeking to fill a tenure-track assistant professor position in the areas of semantics, pragmatics, and/or discourse.
The successful candidate will have
a research program grounded in linguistic theory, which also makes
contact with broader issues in cognitive science and psychology. A cross-linguistic component is highly desirable. Preference will be given to
candidates who enhance our existing strengths while broadening our
current program, and who can contribute to our linguistics and cognitive science of language programs.
Successful candidates are expected
to have a record of excellence in research and a readiness to contribute
to undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring. We anticipate
conducting one additional search in
future years in the areas of linguistics
and cognitive science of language.
Brown has a highly interdisciplinary
research environment in the study of
the mind, brain, behavior, and language; the department has recently
moved into a renovated state-of-the-art building in the heart of campus.
Applications received by December 10, 2012 are assured of full review. All Ph. D. requirements must be
completed before July 1, 2013. Curriculum vitae, reprints and preprints
of publications, statement of research interests, a teaching statement
(one page each), and three letters of
reference should be submitted. To
apply http://www.interfolio.com/
apply/13566. Brown is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities and women are especially encouraged to apply.

SOUTH CAROLINA

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,
COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH
AND SOCIAL DISPARITIES
RESEARCH—UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTH CAROLINA: The Department of Psychology invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of assistant professor for candidates whose research
programs focus on health and social disparities (e.g., physical health,
psychological well-being). We seek
candidates with experience in community-based prevention and intervention research who will 1) be
competitive for national funding initiatives, 2) contribute to USC’s priority on health-focused research,
and 3) complement the university’s
mission to address the health and
welfare of state residents.
Qualifications include: a promising record
in original research, a commitment
to quality teaching, and a doctoral
degree or satisfactory progress to-

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ward completion of a doctoral degree in psychology or a related field.
We seek a scholar with expertise in
community-engaged health disparity research to understand interactions between individual and environmental factors that can affect
health and disparities in health. The
assistant professor will be expected
to build a strong research program
investigating the role of social, cultural, policy, or environmental influences on psychological well-being
and health. Specific responsibilities
include: 1) creating research collaborations with community settings
to investigate health disparities and
related social conditions, 2) seeking and obtaining external funding
for community-based research, 3)
offering research and learning opportunities to graduate and undergraduate students. The University
of South Carolina’s main campus is
located in the state capital, close to
mountains and coast. The Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching has designated the University of South Carolina as one of only
73 public and 32 private academic
institutions with “very high research
activity”. The Carnegie Foundation
also lists USC as having strong community engagement. The University
has over 29,500 students on the main
campus (and over 44,500 students
system-wide), more than 350 degree
programs, and a nationally-ranked
library system that includes one of
the nation’s largest public film archives. The Department of Psychology has three Ph.D. programs:
clinical-community psychology, experimental psychology, and school
psychology, with interest areas that
cut across programs—child and
family issues, cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, developmental
processes, drug abuse and addiction,
psychopathology, prevention and
community-based intervention. For
additional information, the department website is http://www.psych.
sc.edu. Electronic application submissions are preferred and should
be e-mailed to lewterv@mailbox.
sc.edu with assistant professor
search in the subject line. Paper submissions may be sent to: Community-Based Health and Social Disparities Search Committee Chair,
University of South Carolina, Department of Psychology, Columbia,
SC 29208. For full consideration,
all application materials should
have been received no later than
October 1, 2012 and should include
a letter of application, curriculum/
research vitae, and three letters of
recommendation. Additional materials that demonstrate educational, academic, and work experience
should accompany the application
package. For further information
about this position, contact: Associate Professor and Search Committee
Chair, Bret Kloos at: kloos@sc.edu.
The University of South Carolina is
an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities and
women are encouraged to apply.

The University of South Carolinadoes not discriminate in educationalor employment opportunities or de-cisions for qualified persons on thebasis of race, color, religion, sex, na-tional origin, age, disability, sexualorientation or veteran status.

TENNESSEE

VANDERBILT—THE DEPARTMENT
OF PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE: The Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Science, invites applications for a tenure-track
position in neuroscience at the assistant professor level. We seek applicants with innovative research
programs that address core questions at the interface of psychology
and neuroscience. We particularly
welcome applications from scientists who utilize cutting edge methodologies (e.g., behavioral and imaging genetics, multimodal functional
neuroimaging, rTMS, optogenetics,
computational neuroanatomy) and
whose work complements existing
programs of research at Vanderbilt
in cognitive, behavioral, and systems
neuroscience. We especially encourage women and minority scholars to
apply. The candidate will have opportunities to teach and supervise
students in our excellent undergraduate and graduate programs in neuroscience and psychology. The institutional resources in neuroscience at
Vanderbilt are outstanding and include the Center for Cognitive and
Integrative Neuroscience, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt Vision
Research Center, Center for Human
Genetics Research and the John F.
Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development. Review of applications will begin immediately.To
receive full consideration, applications should arrive by December 1,
2012. Applicants should send curriculum vitae, copies of relevant publications, a letter describing research
and teaching interests and endeavors,
and the names of individuals who
may serve as references to: Neuroscience Search Committee, Department
of Psychology, Vanderbilt University,
PMB 407817, 2301 Vanderbilt Place,
Nashville, TN 37240-7817. Informal
inquiries may be sent via e-mail to:
david.zald@vanderbilt.edu. Vanderbilt University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.